Word: ignoranceã
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...science and both sides recognize the potential of stem cell treatment. What needs to occur is a forthright debate over the exact nature of the research that is permissible, not another fruitless battle of the forces of “science” against those of “ignorance?? and “superstition...
...other Harvard groups don’t shy away from making statements—and it’s earning them fans. “The most intelligent ignorance?? is how M.C. Brandon M. Terry ’05 describes the vocals he brings to Tha League, which mixes irreverent humor and serious social dialogue. Tha League, comprised of vocalists Nick H. Barnes ’05, Dominique C. Deleon ’04, Kwame Owusu-Kesse ’06 and Terry, has entered the hunt for success. It is banking on its “extended...
John Rawls’ concept of the “veil of ignorance?? gives us a powerful moral lens through which we can assess the treatment of society’s most disadvantaged people. His framework asks us to understand that anyone could have been born into an unhappy and unhealthy childhood, and that as a result, all members of society must do what they can to promote government programs—paid for by progressive taxation—to ensure that every American child has a chance in life...
...think back to that oh-so-very-not-long-ago meeting, I laugh at how innocent I was behind the Rawlsian “veil of ignorance?? when it came to Harvard. And what I find is that it is almost impossible to remember what that was like...
What I find most disturbing, however, is Weaver’s all-too-common conflation of a moral stance against homosexual acts with the “blind ignorance?? of “knee-jerk” homophobia...